Explosion of Unclear Origin in Southern Damascus Raises Fears of Unexploded Munitions
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A blast of undetermined cause occurred in the Syrian capital, Damascus, with thick black smoke rising near the Southern Beltway, local sources reported.
Some Syrian media suggested that the explosion might have been caused by unexploded ordnance left from battles between Syria’s former government and international terror groups.
According to the Al-Mayadeen news network, which cited local sources, the explosion's nature remains unclear. Eyewitnesses stated that dense black smoke was seen billowing from the scene of the incident.
Meanwhile, in Idlib, a child lost his life when a landmine detonated while he was tending sheep in the village of Al-Malajah, located in the southern countryside of the city.
In Homs, a landmine explosion in a civilian transport vehicle near Al-Sukhna killed one person. Another individual was fatally injured by a similar explosion in the Talkalakh area.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the death toll from war remnants in Syria has reached 300 people since the beginning of 2025. Among them were 65 children and 15 women, while 294 others sustained injuries, including 125 children and three women.
Security instability continues to escalate in territories controlled by the new government and Turkish-backed National Army factions. Over the past 24 hours, at least 10 people have been killed in separate violent incidents, according to the Observatory.
In Deir ez-Zor, a young man died when a landmine left from the war detonated in the Haribsha area of southern Deir ez-Zor.
In another incident, a 14-year-old boy was killed by an explosive remnant of war in the town of Baksariya in the western Idlib countryside.
